Here is a little form I made for our workboxes. It is a basic guide of what to drop in each box each day. The PDF is below.
Filling the boxes isn’t difficult, but it’s nice to have a routine laid out for me. I don’t always do subjects in the same order, and I like to split up big chunks of reading, and boxes that are independent vs. working with me. There are some subjects I don’t do all five days of the week, and the scheduler reminds me of what days I’ve planned to do what. This is a mindless way to make sure I get it all in.
I’ve made schedules and lists before, but I really like this version because it’s not set in stone. I can just glance at the chart, and if for some reason I need to switch our boxes around for the day, no biggie. You can also see that we do not do twelve boxes on days when we have outside lessons.
I’ve included a filled-in sample, and a blank one you can fill in for your use. I keep mine in page protectors in my homeschool notebook.
Workboxes have totally simplified our homeschool, and the master scheduler just makes them that much easier. Between this and my quarterly planning sheet for subjects I need a daily plan for, my mornings are easy breezy!
andrea says
I am new to the whole workbox concept and am so loving the idea. My only question is how long does it take you to complete your school work? Also how old are the children that you homeschool at this time, just so that I can get an idea.
Thanks so much, I love your posts so much and find it so very enlightening!!!
Angela says
Andrea, my girls are 6 and 13. Right now, our school days average 4-5 hours. BUT that includes lots of stuff that’s not strictly school 🙂 My 6yo could breeze through her work in an hour if I let her. One nice thing about the workboxes is I get to add in more fun stuff. You don’t have to do 12, by the way!
allison cashman says
Hey there..just wondering where you purchased the cubbies for your school room.
Charli says
I love your workbox planning sheets. The layout is great. Thanks for sharing.
Tina says
This is a great idea! I think this would work for us, but I would spread it out throughout the week. I just have one to wrangle, and this is our first attempt at being more structured, so we plan to ease into it.
Thanks for the great ideas!